Malthopsis retifera

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ogcocephalioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Ogcocephalioidea

Familia: Ogcocephalidae
Genus: Malthopsis
Species: Malthopsis retifera

Name

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Type locality: Off Somalia, 12°14' - 12°18'N, 53°06' - 53°09'E, depth 375-380 meters.

Etymology: named from it reticulate color pattern on dorsal surface.

Primary references

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Ho, H.-C., A. M. Prokofiev and K.-T. Shao. 2009. A new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean. Zoological Studies, 48(3): 394-401.

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